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The Bayer Cross shines on the site in Leverkusen, Germany

Bayer announces $2.2bn investment in Pharm manufacturing campus in Ohio

Bayer, German multinational life science company, on Friday disclosed plans to make an investment of $2.2 billion in a new manufacturing site in New Albany, Ohio, part of a ‌push...

HenrisCounty October 5, 2026Bayer, Disease, Drug, health, Medicine, United StatesNo Comments

Health

NCDC reports ’31’ new confirmed cases and ‘2’ new deaths of Lassa Fever in Nigeria

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), in its latest Lassa Fever update, revealed, "Nigeria recorded sustained #LassaFever activity". NCDC, National Public Health Institute of Nigeria, reported, "13"...

HenrisCounty July 17, 2026Disease, Lassa Fever, NCDC, Nigeria, StateNo Comments

Culture

‘Unsafe foods cause 1.5 million deaths annually’ – WHO

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), "unsafe foods" result to "1.5 million deaths" yearly. This is coming as the the World marks World Food Safety Day 2026 today, Sunday...

HenrisCounty June 7, 2026Disease, Food, health, UN, WHONo Comments

Health

WHO to use ebola outbreak to ‘strengthen’ health system in DRC

Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has said, the World Health Governing Body will use the ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to...

HenrisCounty May 30, 2026Disease, DRC, Ebola, Ghebreyesus, PM, UN, Virus, WHONo Comments

Health

Early warning signs of a stroke

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), strokes are the third leading cause of death in the world. But how can you identify the symptoms of a stroke, which can...

HenrisCounty May 12, 2026Blood, Brain, Disease, health, Oxygen, Stroke, WHONo Comments

Health

NCDC releases advisory on hantavirus in Nigeria

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has released a 'Public Health Advisory' on hantavirus in Nigeria. The advisory was released to address the recent reports of the...

HenrisCounty May 9, 2026Disease, Hantavirus, NCDC, Nigeria, ShipNo Comments

Health

‘Risk to American public’: US government releases update on hantavirus

The government of the United States (US) through the Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has provided some update on the Hantavirus outbreak linked to M/V Hondius Cruise Ship....

HenrisCounty May 9, 2026DiseaseNo Comments

Health

Disease X: The next pandemic? Speed of spread and defense

Disease X: The next pandemic? Disease X, a term shrouded in mystery and caution, represents not a specific illness but a placeholder for the unexpected, a potential future pandemic that...

HenrisCounty May 1, 2026Disease, health, Treaty, WHO, WorldNo Comments

Health

Lassa Fever: Week 13 Situation Report – ’14 deaths reported across 34 states’

According to Lassa Fever update from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC): "As of 30th March 2025: "315 new suspected cases and 14 deaths have been reported...

HenrisCounty April 10, 2025Disease, Lassa Fever, NCDCNo Comments

Women

International Women’s Day 2025: ‘We celebrate the resilience and achievements of women across all sectors’ – NCDC

In celebration of International Women's Day 2025 today, Saturday 8 March, 2025, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) wrote: "Happy International Women’s Day 2025! "Today, we celebrate...

HenrisCounty March 8, 2025Disease, WomenNo Comments